bridgmanite

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/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒmənaɪt/

noun

The magnesium iron and calcium silicates (Mg,Fe)SiO₃ and CaSiO₃, which have a perovskite structure and are mainly found in the lower part of the mantle.

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silicate perovskite
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Meanings

nounbridgmanite (countable and uncountable, plural bridgmanites)

plural bridgmanites

  1. countableuncountableThe magnesium iron and calcium silicates (Mg,Fe)SiO₃ and CaSiO₃, which have a perovskite structure and are mainly found in the lower part of the mantle.

    Synonyms: silicate perovskite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe magnesium iron and calcium silicates (Mg,Fe)SiO₃ and CaSiO₃, which have a perovskite structure and are mainly found in the lower part of the mantle.

Similar
silicate perovskite

Origin

From Bridgman + -ite. From 2014, named after American physicist Percy Bridgman (1882–1961), winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize for his work on high-pressure physics.

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Translations

Finnish bridgmaniitti
  • bridgmaniittimineral
Greek μπριντγκμανίτης
  • μπριντγκμανίτης (brintgkmanítis)mineral
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APA

bridgmanite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridgmanite

MLA

“bridgmanite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridgmanite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bridgmanite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridgmanite.

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